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Hollis st GRIFFIN-SMITH. INC., PUBLISHERS. my Lyp m would omf m the (duunpi-&lifi&i Here are the very gifts that you would see today in my shop on the Champs-Elys^s in Paris —my Djer-Kiss Gift Sets. Assuredly they are Fashion’s newest fanq^! For in their so lovely silken-lined boxes they contain my fragrant spkialites Djer- Kiss — toiletries from France, breathing, all, the very spirit and charm of Paris. In America, at your own fashionable shops, will you find them — in nine attractive combinations and at nine different prices. PARIS Holiday crowds now throng Djer - Kiss Shop of Monsieur Kerkoff, at 63 Champs-Elysees, Paris (depicted above by John La Gatta). GIFT SETS ^aparone’s>tubiosfi“fschC«^/Dfn^/“* 1108 BOYLSTON ST., at Mass. Ave. Tel. B. B 3637, and at the Kenmore Club 478 COM- MONWEALTH AVE., Tel. Kenmore 0416. Private Instruction by Appointment and Classes Latest New York Ballroom Dances Specialized “The Raggedy Ann Fox Trot,” “The Whisper Waltz,” “The Tango Waltz” and “The Tango Fox Trot” Now the rage in New York for their simplicity and gracefulness—which are taught at Paparone’s studio. Catalogue sent on request Hollis Street Theatre FTOLLIS STREET THEATRE CORPORATION, Lessee THOMAS B. LOTHIAN, General Manager JOSEPH P. COOK, Business Manager NEXT WEEK—SIXTH WEEK Beginning Monday, Dec. 8 LEWIS and GORDON, Present In assoeiation with SAM H. HARRIS ‘The Nervous Wreck” WITH OTTO KRUGER and Brilliant Cast A farcical adventure in the Far West By OWEN DAVIS Staged under the personal supervision of Sam Forrest THE GREATEST lAUGHING SHOW OF ALL TIME • Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays of Quality Carving Sets, Skates, Pocket Knives, Guns, Manicure Sets, Scissors, Flashlights and Radio. F. M. Sanders Co. 27 STUART ST., BOSTON — HOLLIS ST. THEATRE PROGRAM HOLLIS THEATRE ‘‘The Nervous Wreck” “The Nervous Wreck,’’ with Otto you and your friends Kruger, under the direction of Lewis will prize the portrait and Gordon, in association with Sam H. that looks like you Harris, nowat the HollisSt.Theatrefor a your truest self, free limited engagement. Not since the days from of “Charley’s Aunt’’ and “The Private stage effects and Secretary’’ has such uproarious laughter little conceits. been heard in the theatre as is provided by this Owen Davis farce. The locale of It is in this “long “The NervousWreck” is Arizona. Henry run” photography that Williams—impersonated by Otto Kruger —from Pittsburgh, upon his physcian’s PURDY success has advice, buys a melancholy flivver and been won. motors out to “God’sgreat open spaces.” Henry carries a complete medicine chest Portraiture by the cam- with him. In his travels, Henry and his era that one cannot pills arri ve at the home of Sally Morgan, impersonated by Kathleen Comegys, in laugh at or cry over in Montana. Sally has a two-gun father later years. who wishes his little “gal” to marry Big Bob Wells, the sheriff. Sally has no taste For present pleasure for the sheriff, and when Henry comes and future pride pro- along with his flivver she makes him take her away. Henry and Sally And tect your photographic themselves stalled in a lonely spot with- self by having PURDY out gasoline. A honking is heard in the distance and the big car of Jerome Underwood, owner of the Bar M Ranch, steams into \ iew. Henry asks for gaso- line and niec^ts with a frigid silence. Egged on by the little vixon, Sally, Henry finds himself pointing a pistol at the Underwood person. By some strange t\\ ist of fate, Sally and Henry arrive at the Bar M Ranch and are confronted by old man Underwood. To the ranch comes Sally’s father and the sheriff intent on shooting holes in poor Henry. The climax of the comedy is to save Henry’s skin, get his pills away, and hand him over to Sally. Mr. Kruger is sup- ported by a fine cast which includes Kathleen Comegys, William Holden, We Pack Clifford Hall. Albert Hackett, Bettj^ China, Silverware, Wedding Gifts Garde, Jefferson Hall, Riley Hatch, and Household Goods Edward Arnold, Lawrence Eddinger, 28 Bromfield St. and Charles T. Henderson. ill\ "terrace garden New England's Wonder Restaurant "‘YE OLDE BOSTON POST ROAD” WAYLAND, MASS. Special Dinners he terrace garden mis the and a la Carte T need of a Restaurant de Luxe in the Service. country. A short ride from Boston f over pleasant routes and through attractive TERRACE GARDEN ORCHESTRA surroundings, it is considered the exclusive Dancing starts 6.30 P.M. rendezvous for connoisseurs. Reservations accepted now for NEW YEAR’S EVE FESTIVITIES Tel. Wayland 8092 Hollis Street Theatre Every Driver an Escort HOLLIS ST. THEATRE CORPORATION Lessee Thomas B. Lothian, Gen’l Manager SEASON 1924-1925 JJL EXECUTIVE STAFF Business Manasrer Joseph P. Cook Treasurer V. T. Fetherston Ticket Agent William Landrigan Press Representative Dennis J. Shea Orchestra Doorkeeper William Bruce CHECKER Second Balcony Doorman H. L. Barrett Chief Usher Palmer Blake Matron Mrs. Ella Young Stage Manager William R. Brown Electrician Maurice Edwards Properties Antonio Servitelli TAXI SCALE OF PRICES During Engagement of Announces ‘‘THE NERVOUS WRECK” Monday to Friday Evenings Balcony Boxes 10.00 1.00 11.00 ANOTHER RATE Price Tax Total Admission $1.00 $0.10 $1.10 Orchestra Floor .... 2.50 .26 2.67 REDUCTION First Balcony 2.00 .20 2.20 1.00 .10 1.10 <• << 1.60 .16 1.65 One more promise to the Pub- Second Balcony 60 lic is hereby fulfilled. In the Orchestra Boxes . ... 12.60 1.26 18.76 WEDNESDAY MATINEES, 50c to $1.65 future all charges for extra SATURDAY MATINEES 50c to $2.20 SATURDAY EVENINGS, 60c to $8.80 passengers are abolished. Children under three years of age not ad- mitted. FIVE PERSONS CAN NOW Tickets for this theatre can be ordered by RIDE IN A CHECKER CAB Telephone—Beach 131—or Mail, and will be held twenty-four hours, except when ordered FOR THE PRICE OF ONE. on the day of the performance for which they are to be used, when they will be held until 12.30 P.M. for Matinees and until 7 P.M. for This is not the lowest rate Evenings. Tickets ordered and paid for by mail will be held until called for. that can or will be offered. Our rates are entirely dictated Ticket office open from 9 A.M. until after the close of every performance. by the Public. Increased pat- Remittances should be made payable to ronage means further reduc- order of Hollis Street Theatre, tions. Lost articles found in any portion of the theatre should be left at the Ticket Office. Don^t Take a Chance The Manager will not be responsible for arti- cles placed under the seats. Take a Checker A Free Check Room is provided in the Ladies’ Drawing Room on the orchestra floor FRANK SAV YFR, President for Checking Cloaks, Coats and Umbrellas at the owner’s risk. The acceptance of gratui- ties will not be permitted. Opera Glasses to let in the Ladies’ Drawing BACK BAY Room, orchestra floor ; fee twenty-flve cents. Smoking Positively Forbidden in the Lobby and Foyer. Smoking and Men’s Retiring Room. En- trance under stairs, right of Main Entrance. 10,000 Public Telephone located in the First Bal- cony Drawing Room. Physicians who have patients to whom they LW.V.V.V.-.I may be called suddenly can leave their seat number in the Box Office and be called as quickly as in their office. Make this your banking home Main Banking Room Ladies’ Room ARLINGTON STREET OFFICE OF SHAWMUTTHE NATIONALBANK PARK SQUARE BUILDING 61 ARLINGTON STREET The Gift Supreme TOYOUS CHRISTMAS bells will soon be ringing. Again it is time ^ to select the gifts which will most please our loved ones. No better gift can be selected for your child or your family than a Henry F. Miller piano, for it will bring a life-time of joy and happiness. With a sweetness of tone and beauty of design and finish which are unsurpassed, the Henry F. Miller is truly the gift supreme. A visit to our music rooms will prove a delightful help to you in solving your Christmas gift problems, for here amid pleasant sur- roundings you may see the best in everything musical. Open evenings for your convenience, ^enrp Jf . JtltUer ^tore 595 Boylston St., Near Arlington Subway Station Hollis Street Theatre HOLLIS STREET THEATRE CORPORATION, LESSEE THOMAS B. LOTHIAN, Gen’l Manager JOSEPH P. COOK, Business Manager THIS THEATRE, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. WITH EVERY SEAT OCCUPIED, CAN BE EMPTIED IN THREE MINUTES. LOOK AROUND NOW. CHOOSE THE NEAREST EXIT TO YOUR SEAT, AND IN CASE OF DISTURBANCE OF ANY KIND, TO AVOID THE DANGERS OF PANIC. WALK (DO NOT RUN) TO THAT EXIT. Evenings at 8: 15 Wednesday and Saturday Matinees at 2: 15 Week Beginning Monday, December 1, 1924 LEWIS and GORDON, Present in Association with SAM H. HARRIS ^The Nervous Wreck^^ A Farcical Adventure in the Far West by OWEN DAVIS (Founded on a story by E. J. Rath) -WITH— OTTO KRUGER The Production Under the Personal Supervision of SAM FORREST CAST OF CHARACTERS (In the Order of Their Appearance' SALLY MORGAN . .KATHLEEN COMEGYS HENRY WILLIAMS OTTO KRUGER TIM JEFFERSON HALL CHESTER UNDERWOOD ALBERT HACKETT JEROME UNDERWOOD.. WILLIAM HOLDEN HARRIET UNDERWOOD. BETTY GARDE ANDY NABB RILEY HATCH MORT CLIFFORD HALL DAN CHARLES HENDERSON BOB WELLS EDWARD ARNOLD JUD MORGAN LAWRENCE EDDINGER Jordan Marsh Company The Social Calendar for the Holiday Season will be crowded with Events that demand the Smartest Apparel. Our Shopping Counsellor Is At Your Service HOLLIS ST.